Stolen XDS .45 in San Antonio

[bjl95mustang]

Springfield XDS .45 3.3 Bitone. Had the green fiber optic in the front sight with all black inside the waistband holster from bear creek.

S/N XS554562

Went to Sea World San Antonio parked. Locked it up in the safe mounted in my truck console.
Came out and truck honked when I unlocked it which means the alarm had been going off.
Wife saw the consoleme in her seat and new something was up. Opened the console and saw the safe missing.

Found the drivers door handle cylinder rotated and no damage to the door. They had to spend some time in there to get the safe out. When I installed it I took the console apart and used wire cable and crimps to secure it to the seat track with no slack. With how they popped the door lock this didn’t look like smash and grab kids.

San Antonio police took the report and it was added I email the detective the serial number today to add to the data base.

I’m mad because I’ve been so diligent to secure it. Sa police said was the second or 3rd reported break in on Sunday.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. How did they even know there was a gun in your vehicle?

 

[bjl95mustang]

No clue. They could have gone for the $50 dash cam and found the safe.

I probably wouldn’t have even noticed the dash cam missing if we hadn’t noticed the safe missing. I wonder how many people have their cars gone through and don’t even realize it till later.

My truck is new but nothing fancy. It is bright blue tho. I don’t know if it stuck out or not to them.

 

[Axxe55]

Possible you were observed putting something in the safe mounted in the console? But given the location, the thieves probably knew that they had ample time to break in and get the goods from your truck.

Car alarms going off today, hardly even raise concern anymore.

Hopefully it will turn up soon.

 

[Glenn B]

Well, some crooks sit in parking lots and watch the folks who park near them. Squirm around a lot, bend toward the console, glove box, under a seat, go into the trunk - all like you are putting something in it or them and bam they pick your vehicle to hit.

 

[Glenn B]

Axxe55, you must type faster than me and we think alike in some cases.

 

[mnpshooter]

This is precisely why If you have a carry license you should be able to carry EVERYWHERE. License holders are not the problem and statically have a lower crime rate than officers. I always cringe when I have to leave my weapon in my truck even though it is locked in a safe that’s hidden. I hope you get your pistol back brother.

 

[bjl95mustang]

This is precisely why If you have a carry license you should be able to carry EVERYWHERE. License holders are not the problem and statically have a lower crime rate than officers. I always cringe when I have to leave my weapon in my truck even though it is locked in a safe that’s hidden. I hope you get your pistol back brother.

That’s exactly what I told my wife. I’m not a fan of driving from Austin to San Antonio these days without somethings on me.

 

[rotor]

If it’s going to get stolen from my truck it’s a Taurus. I hope your gun is recovered.

 

[majormadmax]

Sorry to hear it, but this is exactly the reason why I secure my firearm before stopping at a location where I cannot carry it.

Thieves are very aware of the circumstances and look for the obvious indicators of a person storing a weapon in their vehicle.

As stated, being it was SeaWorld, they knew you weren't likely to come back for some time. Same at Six Flags.

 

[Vaquero]

You'll never hear from SAPD again.
You'll never see your gun again.
If you have insurance coverage, use it. It's as close as you'll get to being compensated.

 

[Hoji]

Metal detectors at Sea World?

 

[bjl95mustang]

I have no hopes of ever gettin it back. Yes they have metal detectors at pool world.

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

Yes, it is funny how businesses virtue signal with 30.07 and 30.06 signs (Half Price Books I am talking about you and others) yet do not think about the risks they are creating. As majormadmax said, the criminals are watching and businesses create the opportunities for firearm thefts when there is little or no security benefit to banning firearms in their businesses.

 

[lightflyer1]

Battery powered power tools can make short work of anything now days. They don't have to worry about doing it right and not making a mess either. Just the fastest way to cut in there or cut it out of there.

 

[Axxe55]

Yes, it is funny how businesses virtue signal with 30.07 and 30.06 signs (Half Price Books I am talking about you and others) yet do not think about the risks they are creating. As majormadmax said, the criminals are watching and businesses create the opportunities for firearm thefts when there is little or no security benefit to banning firearms in their businesses.

A lot of times those decisions are made at the corporate level. For the most part, I seriously doubt "virtue signalling" has any thing to do with those decisions to post signs prohibiting the carrying of firearms.

Corporations make decisions like this based upon legalities, and profits. Sometimes if a corporation operates in several states, and one of those states has very restrictive gun laws, they adopt a corporate policy that sometimes the prohibit the carrying of firearms in all locations. If the group making policies thinks that the carrying of firearms by some customers would make other customers "uncomfortable" they many times make that a policy so as not to "disrupt" the flow of revenue. Sometimes, they only prohibit the open carrying of firearms.

 

[hooper]

Any chance you have any NRA stickers or manufacturers stickers on your vehicle? That is another flag to would be thieves.

 

[southtexaspilot]

Another reason for an obdII driven camera system. The minute you open my truck door, I get an alert and it starts recording. Video is fed to the cloud over cellular/LTE. Yes I pay a subscription for the service but as obvious in your case, no one pays any attention to car alarms.


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[rotor]

Another reason for an obdII driven camera system. The minute you open my truck door, I get an alert and it starts recording. Video is fed to the cloud over cellular/LTE. Yes I pay a subscription for the service but as obvious in your case, no one pays any attention to car alarms.


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Do you have a link? My Hyundai will alert me via their Bluelink if the alarm goes off but my F250 won't. Might be worth installing.

 

[Axxe55]

I'd venture a guess that many times thieves just sit in parking lots watching people. That the vehicles they target are based on what they perceive to be a possible target of what they think they might find in the vehicle.

An amusement park is good place to hit a target vehicle. Usually the owner of the vehicle is going to be away for a number of hours, and many never return to their vehicle until the end of the day when they get ready to leave the park.